
Ottawa school bus companies can’t find drivers
A shortage of bus drivers is making things difficult for schools in Ottawa, and the minimum wage increase coming next year may only speed up
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Ottawa school bus companies can’t find drivers
A shortage of bus drivers is making things difficult for schools in Ottawa, and the minimum wage increase coming next year may only speed up

Small business week: MediaStyle’s CEO shift ‘a chance to shake things up’
As partners in one of Ottawa’s leading public relations firms, Caitlin Kealey and Allyson Chisnall are usually the ones asking other people what message they

Gatineau’s MosaïCanada150 wraps up with more than 1.3M total visitors
A final few visitors took in the top-notch topiaries of MosaïCanada150 this past weekend as the horticultural exhibit wrapped up its widely successful run in

Algonquin, La Cite faculty on strike as part of Ontario-wide college work stoppage
Faculty at 24 Ontario colleges went on strike late Sunday, affecting more than 500,000 students. The Ontario Public Services Employees Union says the two sides

Fields of greens: Take a 360-tour of Hydropthecary’s Gatineau pot greenhouse
The high ambitions of Gatineau marijuana producer Hydropothecary (TSX-V:THCX) won’t stop at Quebec, says company co-founder and CEO Sébastien St-Louis. “Hydropothecary is currently a leader in

Parliament Hill skating rink to cap off Canada 150 festivities in Ottawa
Tourists and residents will be able to play shinny and skate a lap on Parliament Hill in December, as the government announced plans Thursday to

Ottawa-area pot producer Canopy Growth developing up to 3M sq. ft. of B.C. growing capacity
Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX:WEED) says it will develop up to three million square feet of greenhouse growing capacity in British Columbia, more than doubling Canada’s

Ontario colleges, including Algonquin and La Cite, brace for strike
The union representing faculty at Ontario’s 24 public colleges has set a strike deadline of 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 16. The Ontario Public Service Employees

Who’s winning government contracts in Ottawa and Gatineau?
Lesage & Turgeon Electric 739 St-Joseph Blvd. Description: Fit-up of 6th and 7th floor Buyer: PWGSC $3,807,735 The Canadian Corps of Commissionaires 100 Gloucester

Ottawa councillor accuses infill developers of ‘circumventing’ planning process
An Ottawa municipal councillor is accusing the city of allowing developers to circumvent normal approval process to add extra density to new developments. During a
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